Wisconsin blowout

Wisconsin voters spanked big labor today in its efforts to oust Governor Scott Walker and his lieutenant. In the 2010 race between the same candidates, Walker beat Barrett by 5%. Tonight, according to both Fox and MSNBC, the advantage looks to be about 20%, though the L.A. Times is still predicting a "photo finish."

San Jose and San Diego were, at least when I lived on the left coast in the late 60's, well represented by the upper-middle class types with a military/vet/patriot component in Sandy Eggo, i.e. producers, aka taxpayers.

If California enacts some variation on the voter ID legislation currently passing Constitutional muster in states like, well, Georgia for instance, there may be a slim chance that the net contributors will regain some influence if not control over their elected representative spendthrifts.